WEBVTT TODAY THEY HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANTPROGRAMMING -- SIGNIFICANTFUND-RAISING.DOUG: BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TOSAVE THE PROGRAM.ROYALE DA SHOWS US WHAT'S NEXT.ROYALE: THESE ARE UNM STUDENTSIN THE MIDDLE OF FINALS.THEY'RE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE SKITEAM, AND THAT ENDS NEXT MONTH.ALEX BAROUNOS ISN'T READY FOR ITTO BE OVER.>> I WANT IT TO END ON THE 4YEARS I WAS PROMISED, NOTBECAUSE A MISMANAGED BUDGET SAYSMY TEAM WOULD BE THE EASIEST TORELEASE.ROYALE: UNM SAYS IT CUT THE TEAMBECAUSE IT NEEDED TO SAVE MONEY.THESE ATHLETES SAYS THEY NOWHAVE FEW OPTIONS, SLOTS ON OTHERCOLLEGIATE SKI TEAMS ARE FULL.>> THIS DECISION HAS REALLYAFFECTED US AND OURTRANSFERRING, AND PUT US IN AREALLY HARD POSITION. ROYALE: THE TEAM SAYS PAULKREBS, THE V.P. OF U.N.-M'S-- UNM'S ATHLETICS TOLD THEM IF, ENOUGH WAS RAISED PRIVATELYTHEY COULD BE SAVED.A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ATHLETICDEPARTMENT SAYS IT COSTS JUSTUNDER TO RUN THE TEAM, YEARLY.500,000 IT NEEDS A $15 MILLIONENDOWMENT WHICH WOULD GIVE THETEAM FINANCIAL LONGEVITY.KOAT'S CONFIRMED FROM COMMUNITYLEADERS FIGHTING TO SAVE THETEAM THEY'VE RAISED ENOUGH TOCOVER OPERATIONAL COSTS.THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT SAYS IFTHERE IS A WORKABLE, FISCALSOLUTION THEY WOULD SERIOUSLYCONSIDER IT.THE ATHLETES HAVEN'T BEENINVOLVED IN THESE TALKS BUT SAYTHEY HAVE CONCERNS.>> THEY'RE TELLING US YOU CANRAISE THIS BUT YOU HAVE TO RAISE, IT THROUGH THE ATHLETICDEPARTMENT AND THE ATHLETICDEPARTMENT HAS CONTROL OF THEMONEY. ROYALE: IT APPEARS THERE IS HOPEFOR A UNM TEAM WITH THE NCAACHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY ON ITSMANTEL AND ATHLETES WITH AN